February 7, 2013
Happiness Is… #7153
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February 7th, 2013 at 10:13 am
Happiness is no writing errors?
February 7th, 2013 at 10:22 am
Abso! I always get a little rush when I click the spell-check button and that little dialog pops up! (Only counts the first time you spell check a new post.) It doesn’t happen often, especially since I’m prone to creativity with English, but when it does it makes me happy.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:26 am
Ok, so it’s one form of happiness?
February 7th, 2013 at 10:34 am
Yep. Form #7153 (out of infinity).
February 7th, 2013 at 10:37 am
Got it
February 7th, 2013 at 5:24 pm
there’s a spellchceck button???
February 8th, 2013 at 8:35 am
Hee, hee, hee! Good one!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:28 pm
Okay this was a good one that I could relate to! Still and all I probably have errors of one kind or another. Syntax, leaving a preposition at the end of a sentence… Glad you had a happy moment! Have a great weekend! TGIF! (well, almost)
February 8th, 2013 at 8:37 am
Like I said to Alex, it doesn’t happen often, but it’s a nice thing when it does.
That whole thing about ending a sentence with a proposition? It’s not really true. I forget the source, but the rule comes from overly strict interpretation of grammar. In modern writing, it’s not considered a problem.
Have a great weekend yourself!
February 9th, 2013 at 11:38 am
Man that preposition ending thing is riDICulous sometimes. I need to find that source that says it’s okay, because trying to restructure a sentence to NOT end with a preposition often results in a sentence far more awkward than just ending one with.
February 9th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
You and (supposedly) Mr. Churchill!
If you really want refs, my first goto is always Grammar Girl (who calls it one of the ten great grammar myths):
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ending-prepositions.aspx
There’s also the Oxford dictionaries online (they say it’s a perfectly natural part of English):
http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/ending-sentences-with-prepositions